Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 92 | 137 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 142 | 135 | 120 | 101 | 70 | 67 | 37 | 46 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:31PM4.67m | 10:49AM4.33m | 11:07PM4.61m | 11:27AM4.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.26m | 5:43PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.42m | 6:15PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 17 |
— | 7 | 137 | 125 | 165 | 162 | 142 | 135 | 120 | 101 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
67 | 92 | — | — | 10 | 36 | 96 | 69 | 42 | 10 | 70 | 67 | 37 | 46 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 262 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 511 | 641 | 254 | 120 | 3 | 271 | 3 | 126 | 126 | 236 | 267 | 296 | 296 | 229 |
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